Braconid Wasp Cocoons on Tomato Hornworm – Wordless Wednesday

By Stacey Morgan Smith, June 29th, 2011, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

tomato hornworm with braconid wasp cocoons

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Grace, it truly is amazing! I think next year I’m going to plant one tomato off by itself and just move the caterpillars with cocoons over to that plant. I have noticed they don’t seem to eat much after they’re infected, but they kinda gross me out as I look over the plants each day :-)